Nations and Nationalisms: Theories, Practices and Methods 2.0

Michael Billig moved to Loughborough University in 1985 when he was appointed Professor of Social Sciences. He worked for more than thirty years at Loughborough. His research interests have ranged over a number of different topics. He has published books on: social psychological theory, fascism, nationalism, psycho-analysis, academic racism, eighteenth century theories of mind, humour, rhetoric, the current state of writing in the social sciences, political commemoration, and even on the history of rock’n’roll. His most cited book has been Banal Nationalism (1995, Sage Press). He is currently working on the political manipulation of statistics - a topic that illustrates the deep connections between statistics and nationalism.

Eleanor Knott (she/her) is a political scientist and Assistant Professor in Qualitative Methodology in the Department of Methodology, LSE. Her current research interests include the politics of identity and citizenship (predominantly in the Former Soviet Union) and qualitative research methods, primarily ethics of research. Her first book – Kin Majorities: Identity and Citizenship in Crimea and Moldova – was published by McGill University Press in 2022. She has written on Russian nationalism and Russia’s full-scale invasion, including for Nations and Nationalism, as well as on everyday nationalism as an approach. She has also published in Perspectives on Politics, Qualitative Research, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Citizenship Studies and Democratization, among others. She is an Associate Editor of Nationalities Papers, on the board of the Association for the Study of Nationalities, and on the steering committee of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism.